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The Fashion Industry’s Shift to PFAS-Free Clothing
PFAS in Clothing: How the Fashion Industry is Moving Toward Safer, More Sustainable Alternatives What Are PFAS and Why Are They Used in Textiles? PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often called “forever chemicals”, are widely used in clothing and textiles for water and stain resistance. Often found in raincoats, outdoor gear, activewear, uniforms, and even…Monday, January 27, 2025
How bluesign® Leads Sustainable Fashion
bluesign® Driving Strategic Transformation Toward a Safer and More Sustainable Fashion Industry St. Gallen, January 27, 2025 As governments worldwide rapidly shift priorities in addressing sustainable fashion manufacturing, bluesign® emerges as a visible leader in the CLEAN CHEMISTRY MOVEMENT. Approaching 25 years of experience driving transformative solutions for the textile industry, bluesign® has become synonymous…Monday, November 25, 2024
bluesign® Welcomes LIM Group
bluesign® Welcomes Designer Denim Maker, LIM Group First Laundry in Italy to become System Partner [11/25/2024] As part of their growing denim initiative, bluesign®, the leading global sustainability solutions provider for the textile industry, proudly announces LIM Group as their first laundry system partner in Italy. This partnership enables bluesign® to be a one-stop resource…Monday, October 21, 2024
SAITEX MILL in Vietnam Joins bluesign®
SAITEX MILL in Vietnam Joins as bluesign® System Partner Part of bluesign’s Global Denim Initiative bluesign® is proud to announce that SAITEX Mill has officially become a bluesign® System Partner. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in bluesign’s Denim Initiative, furthering the mission to drive sustainability across the global denim industry. SAITEX Laundry, the first…Friday, October 11, 2024
EU Strengthens Chemical Safety in Textiles
EU Strengthens Chemical Safety in Textiles New PFHxA Restrictions Align with bluesign’s Broad PFAS Phase Out Program The European Commission has recently published the highly anticipated restriction on the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and related substances (Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462). This new restriction comes by way of adding entry 79 to Annex…Wednesday, September 18, 2024
SanMar Joins bluesign®
SanMar Joins bluesign®, Reinforcing Its Leadership in Sustainability SanMar Corporation, one of the largest suppliers of promotional products in the United States, is excited to announce it has joined bluesign® as a system partner. This move underscores SanMar’s commitment to sustainable manufacturing and responsible chemical management, reinforcing its position as a leader in the promotional…Monday, September 9, 2024
Storm Creek Joins as bluesign® System Partner
Storm Creek Joins as bluesign® System Partner – First US Promotional Products Brand Committing to 100% bluesign® Approved Fabrics by 2025 Storm Creek, a leading innovator in sustainable apparel within the promotional products industry, is proud to announce its official partnership with bluesign® as a system partner. This partnership marks a significant milestone, as Storm…Tuesday, September 3, 2024
DONDUP Partners with bluesign in Sustainable Denim
DONDUP Partners with bluesign® to Set a New Standard in Sustainable Denim DONDUP, the renowned Italian designer denim brand, is excited to announce its official partnership with bluesign®. As the leading European denim company to join the bluesign® SYSTEM PARTNER network, DONDUP underscores its unwavering commitment to sustainability, responsible production, and environmental stewardship, setting a…Friday, August 23, 2024
ERCA Becomes First bluesign® System Partner in Brazil
ERCA Becomes First bluesign® System Partner in Brazil Expanding Global Reach of Chemical Management System bluesign® thrilled to announce that ERCA, a leader in innovative chemical solutions for the textile industry, has become the first bluesign® system partner in Brazil. This milestone marks a significant step in bluesign’s global expansion, further solidifying bluesign® presence across numerous…Thursday, July 25, 2024
bluesign Standards: Reducing Bisphenol Risks in Sustainable Textile Production
bluesign Standards: Reducing Bisphenol Risks in Sustainable Textile Production Bisphenols are a group of chemicals mostly used in the industrial manufacturing of polymers such as polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. These materials are used across a range of consumer products, making them common in many everyday products. The most widely used and known is bisphenol…Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Press Release: From Lab to Label
Press Release: From Lab to Label The Chemistry Between Production and Catwalks Is Finally Right bluesign and SCTI donate the pioneering Sustainable Chemistry Index (SCI) Methodology to ZDHC aiming to advance sustainable chemistry within the textile industry. Singapore, St. Gallen, Amsterdam – June 19, 2024 The textile industry is taking a great step forward in…Friday, May 24, 2024
The bluesign® Difference
The bluesign® Difference ‘The bluesign® difference’ is the pathway, “to meet specific sustainability criteria, with four particular areas in mind; resource efficiency, environmental impact, health and safety at work, and consumer protection,” as said by Sugath Disanayake, Assistant Manager – Chemical Sustainability at MAS Capital in the latest blog update at MAS Holdings. At bluesign®,…Monday, April 15, 2024
New Announcements with Soko Chimica, DONDUP & Pure Denim
New Announcements with Soko Chimica, Pure Denim, & DONDUP Since 2000, we have focused on various aspects including chemical management, impact reduction, worker health and safety, sustainability, and environmental sciences. One of the services we offer is the bluesign® DENIM approved product criteria. The bluesign x Soko Chimica Partnership We’re excited to share that we’ve…Friday, February 16, 2024
bluesign CMR Solvent Phaseout Program
bluesign CMR Solvent Phaseout Program In a bid to enhance environmental performance and ensure consumer safety, we have launched a comprehensive phaseout program for critical solvents. Since its inception in September 2021, this initiative has gained traction among our system partner manufacturers, aiming to mitigate the adverse effects of hazardous substances. CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic, or…Friday, January 26, 2024
EU parliament adopts law on banning greenwashing
EU parliament adopts law on banning greenwashing bluesign® welcomed the news that the EU parliament has voted overwhelmingly for a new law banning greenwashing and misleading product information, putting a stop to generic and unsubstantiated environmental claims. In the future, all environmental claims will need to be backed by verified data supporting those statements. Generic…Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Extended Producer Responsibility in France
Eco-modulation in France Get a bonus for your textile products certified as bluesign® PRODUCT Extended Producer Responsibility in France Governments are increasingly legislating to improve circularity of material use in textile supply chains. France’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program is one such example. Not only does it require producers[1] to pay for the recycling and…Friday, December 8, 2023
Toxic zinc pyrithione in textile products
Toxic zinc pyrithione in textile products Zinc Pyrithione is a biocide that is still widely used in the industry. Since March 2022 it is prohibited for the use in cosmetic articles in the EU market, where it was mainly used as an anti-dandruff agent and preservative. But this substance is still applied in textile industry…Friday, November 24, 2023
Transforming Waste into Fashion
Transforming Waste into Fashion with SYSTEM PARTNER ERCA Group We Celebrate ERCA’s Brand REVECOL®: Transforming Waste into Sustainable Fashion with the help of Patagonia and YKK Today, we proudly announce a groundbreaking development that is set to revolutionize the fashion-making process. ERCA, a key player in the sector and an Italian innovation-driven chemical group, has…Tuesday, October 3, 2023
BLUESIGN® academy white paper: new york fashion act
BLUESIGN® academy white paper: new york fashion act The Fashion Act is intended to lead the way on sustainable apparel production, in much the same way that the State of California was in the vanguard of vehicle emissions legislation in the US some years the-new-york-fashion-actDownload Back Share on facebook TwitterTuesday, October 3, 2023
The european commision green claims directive
The european commission green claims directive Among the many new initiatives being prepared by legislative bodies across the globe, the European Commission’s far-reaching Green Deal initiative has recently seen the tabling of their Green Claims Directive. It calls for greater regulation of all environmental claims, through certification by an accredited body. This represents a major…Friday, September 29, 2023
academy news bisphenol
Bisphenol restriction proposal withdrawn Friday, September 29, 2023 bluesign proactively monitors and restricts substances of concern to help its system partners to be prepared for upcoming regulations. The European Chemicals Agency ECHA informed on August 30th that: “The German authorities have withdrawn their proposal to restrict bisphenols that have endocrine disrupting properties to the environment from the opinion-making…Friday, July 28, 2023
Decarbonization Priorities for Brands
Decarbonization Priorities for Brands Background Under the 2015 Paris Agreement – the latest legally binding international treaty on climate change – 195 countries are committed to limit global temperature increase to well below 2.0 degrees Celsius (° C) and to strive for 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…Friday, March 31, 2023
bluesign CEO Joins Board
Our CEO Daniel Rüfenacht Joins the Founders Board at Transformer’s Foundation We are pleased to announce that our CEO, Daniel Rüfenacht, has joined the Founders Board at the Transformers Foundation, a non-profit organization representing a unified voice for the denim industry accelerating more sustainable practices. As a global leader in sustainable solutions with a focus…Saturday, March 25, 2023
EU Green Deal
EU Green DealThe EU Is Implementing Its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Find Out How bluesign Can Help EU Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability The European Green Deal (EGD) is a set of initiatives all 27 EU Member States are committed to with the main goal to transform the EU into a modern,…FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
Laundry tip you actually want to remember 🔅
Hot water isn’t always better. Washing synthetics (like activewear or outdoor gear) on cold can reduce microplastic and chemical shedding, while also helping those high-tech finishes last longer 📈 Warm’s best for everyday items, and hot? Save it for sheets or deep cleaning
A few temperature tweaks = longer-lasting clothes, less waste, and a lower impact
#bluesign #cleanchemistry #ethicalcare

Happy Earth Day 🌍
From rainforests to reefs, deserts to tundra—Earth is home to millions of ecosystems, species, and people
At bluesign, we work to protect them all by helping brands remove harmful substances from textile production 🧼 Through verified, science-backed chemical management, we’re reducing pollution at the source
Every conscious choice counts! Let’s take care of our one shared home
#earthday #bluesign #cleanchemistry #sustainabletextiles #saferplanet #ethicalproduction

The deuter Rogla 5 is a bluesign Product ☑️
Since becoming a partner in 2022, @deuter has released dozens of products that meet bluesign criteria 🗣️ Including the Rogla 5—made with bluesign Approved materials, manufactured with clean chemistry, and designed for long-lasting use
#bluesignproduct #bluesignsystempartner

Pretty much everyone has a pair a jeans in their closet—but behind their iconic look is one of the most resource-intensive segments in fashion
That’s why we work with leading denim brands committed to doing things differently 🔎 Brands who are actively working toward safer, more responsible production using bluesign Approved materials and processes
#bluesigndenim #systempartner #ethicalfashion

Ethical fashion may just sound like the next buzzword to get you to buy more—but there’s more to it
It’s about making clothes that protect workers, prioritize clean materials, and don’t harm the environment. It’s about brands being honest and accountable for how their products are made
And when it gets complicated for brands to do that on their own, that’s where we come in 📍 from start to finish, we help make sure ethical fashion is more than just a marketing claim
Find out more through our link in bio
#bluesign #ethicalfashion #bluesignsystempartner

Being a bluesign System Partner means committing to continuous improvement. Patagonia’s switch to bio-based waterproof coatings is just one way they’re making gear safer, for people and the planet.
When you see our System Partner logo that means the brand is taking real steps to reduce impact.
@patagonia #bluesign #systempartner

The technology to make textiles safer and more sustainable has been around for years. The next step? Widespread adoption.
More and more brands are beginning to shift from short-term fixes to long-term solutions. ✅
Click on our link in bio to find out how we are helping make that happen.
#sustainablesolutions #bluesign #responsiblefashion

Navigating sustainability in fashion isn’t usually a walk in the park 💭
We partner with brands to clear up the confusion, making sure their products and practices meet our high standards—for safe conditions, a clean environment, and a better choice for you
Follow @_bluesign_ to stay in the know on trustworthy brands & responsibly-made products
#bluesign #ethicalfashion

Forever chemicals—what are they, and why should you care? PFAS have been in clothing for decades, but with rising awareness and stricter regulations, the industry is being forced to rethink its approach 🔄 The shift is happening, but there’s still work to do
Go to our link in bio for the full article & follow @_bluesign_ for more ✍️
#pfas #bluesign

The first bluesign Product tent has just hit the market ⚡️⚡️
Tents have been known to be difficult to make in a sustainable way. They need to be durable, water-resistant, and light-weight which often means using PFAS and other harsh chemicals. But @nemoequipment’s just set a new standard with all 65+ materials in the 2025 Dagger OSMO™ meeting our chemical compliance criteria—without compromise on performance.
Check it out in our link in bio and follow for more updates on responsibly made products 🤝
#bluesignproduct #bleusignsystempartner #sustainablegear #notrace

Have you ever wondered what the word ‘textile’ really means? You’re not alone 🔍 The textile industry has a lot more to it than just fabrics and fashion and at bluesign we’ve made it our business to dig into every detail.
Want to know what it really takes to source textile fibers or who’s behind the scenes making it happen? Follow us to find out 🔓
#textileindustry #knowwhatsinyourclothes #bluesign

There`s a lot of talk about the fashion industry and it`s negative effects, it`s tough to know what to make of it all. bluesign has done the research and created the solutions, and we`d like to tell you all about it.
Follow @_bluesign_ to learn more about the apparel industry, hear about brands making a difference, and find out how to make better choices when shopping 🗣️
